Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: How have things changed?

Cape Verde
5,587 metric tons
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
7,274 metric tons
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
164th
Equatorial Guinea rank
161st

How have things changed? over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7,274 metric tons against 5,587 metric tons in Cape Verde, a difference of 1,687 metric tons.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 164th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 4,460 metric tons 2,020 metric tons 2,440 metric tons Cape Verde
1970s 5,335 metric tons 4,000 metric tons 1,335 metric tons Cape Verde
1980s 9,845 metric tons 3,336 metric tons 6,509 metric tons Cape Verde
1990s 8,303 metric tons 4,582 metric tons 3,721 metric tons Cape Verde
2000s 14,950 metric tons 4,321 metric tons 10,629 metric tons Cape Verde
2010s 27,109 metric tons 6,756 metric tons 20,353 metric tons Cape Verde
2020s 10,827 metric tons 6,687 metric tons 4,140 metric tons Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 7,274 metric tons against 5,587 metric tons in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
1,687 metric tons, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for how have things changed??
Cape Verde ranks 164th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

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